Best Horse of 2006

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I can't define it for everyone. It's up to each individual. I think it's just something that u feel. We've all been watching these horses long enough to know when u get that feeling that u've seen a special horse. Let me ask u to answer this question. Did u feel that last year, Saint Liam was the best horse to race in 2005? Or did u feel it was Ghostzapper? No question that Saint Liam accomplished more but I also think there's no question that GZ was the best horse to actually race last year. To me, that's as close an example as I can get to how the best horse doesn't necessarily have to be the one that accomplished the most.

So we're talking about feelings here? Okay....
Did I feel that St. Liam was the best horse to race in 2005? I'm glad you asked me that question. Honestly I think in terms of only who is the best for a particular race I'm handicapping. I couldn't care less who a bunch of people FEEL is the best horse of the year. It makes no difference to me. I know that in reality there often is no one consensus best horse of the year. I don't wager on who the HOY or who the best horse is so I don't care.

When I handicap a race you better believe that I care about who the best horse is going to be that day and I certainly look beyond the individual records of accomplishments. I may FEEL that the best horse is an unheralded horse that doesn't have the best record. But you see the difference is that the race is then run and I find out if my feelings were correct. then its a matter of fact who was better on that day, no longer just a feeling.

We can sit around all night and toss out names of horses that we feel were the best in 2006. At the end everyone will be correct because its based on feelings. Sorry, not interesting for me.